Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Police Looking for Two Suspects in One Year Old Girl Getting Fentanyl Pill
Centralia Police say they are seeking to arrest two suspects involved with a one-year-old girl getting a fentanyl pill she put into her mouth. The girl is still recovering at Cardinal Glennon Hospital...
Feb 13, 2026
Retail theft at Centralia Walmart Leads to Low-Speed Chase Back to Selmaville Road in Salem
Centralia Police were led on a low-speed chase by a car leaving the Centralia Walmart store after the store had filed a retail theft complaint. The driver of the car was eventually apprehended and a p...
Feb 13, 2026
Centralia Police Make Arrest in Hit and Run
Centralia Police have arrested a 48-year-old Centralia woman in a Wednesday evening hit and run traffic crash. Mandy Mercer of Sycamore Street in Centralia reportedly hit a car driven by 53-year-old S...
Feb 13, 2026
Marion CFB Young Leaders host first Trivia Night
The Marion CFB Young Leaders Committee hosted its first-ever Trivia Night on January 16, 2026, bringing together seven (7) teams for an evening of friendly competition, laughter, and community spirit....
Feb 12, 2026 The Hunter Family claimed the title of “smarties” as they were deemed first-place winners pictured with YL Chair Brad Hayes.
Salem Fire Protection District Puts New Aerial Truck into Operation
The Salem Fire Protection District has put a new fire truck into service, a 95-foot-tall aerial platform. The 2014 unit was purchased used from the Monarch Fire Protection District in Chesterfield, MO...
Feb 12, 2026 Salem firefighters stand in front of the Salem Fire District's new aerial fire truck. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Renovation Planned for Former Law Library Area of Marion County Courthouse
A renovation has been approved by the Marion County Board for the former law library area on the third floor of the courthouse. Marion County Resident Circuit Court Judge Mark Stedelin and County Cler...
Feb 12, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Workshop Addition to Barn Heavily Damaged by Fire
A workshop addition to a barn on the Eric Terlizzi property on Hoots Chapel Road near the Tonti Road intersection northeast of Salem was extensively damaged in a Thursday morning fire. Salem Assistant...
Feb 12, 2026
Salem Tourism Commission Hands Out $91,000 for Projects
The Salem Tourism Commission has handed out $91,000 in awards to further five projects in the area. The biggest award was $65,000 to the Salem Economic Development Department for the painting of up to...
Feb 12, 2026
Police Beat for Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Centralia Police arrested a 20-year-old Salem woman for aggravated domestic battery and violation of pretrial release on Wednesday. K Jaybumgarner of South Pearl was taken to the Marion County Jail to...
Feb 12, 2026
Three Refuse Hospital Treatment Following Two Car Crash on US 50 East of Salem
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports all three occupants of two cars involved in a rear end crash in the 5700 block of U.S. 50 east of Salem were checked on the scene and refused hospital tr...
Feb 12, 2026
